Is Nettle Tea Good For PKD Patients

2014-10-04 02:06

Nettle Tea is made from leaves that are rich in vitamin A,B1,C,D,E and K, iron, potassium, copper, and calcium as well as other nutrients. It is best known for its health benefits. However, do you believe nettle tea to be a good choice for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) patients? The answer is sure, it could be. PKD patients can get the following benefits from nettle tea:

Diuretics

Once kidneys are damaged, they gradually lose the function of draining excess fluids from the body, which leads to swelling in cheeks, legs, ankles, hands and other part of the body. Nettle tea can be used as a natural diuretics to help remove some fluid through urine. In addition, some other bad substances can also be excreted out from the body.

Anti-inflammatory properties

PKD patients often have inflammations in kidneys, and they may also have joint pain and gout problems due to elevated uric acid accumulations in the blood. Nettle tea may help prevent inflammation in kidneys. In addition, it can also help support healthier joints and decrease the pain from arthritis.

Lower the high blood sugar

High blood pressure and high blood sugar are the two common causes of kidney disease,which can cause damages on kidneys and lead to kidney function decline, so diabetes patients can consume some nettle tea to lower high blood sugar, which can help reduce the risk of kidney disease.

Nettle tea is a natural tea for PKD patients and it also can cause mild side effects for patients, like allergic reactions. Thus, patients should seek the advice from their doctors when they want to try some herbal tea so as not to worsen medical conditions.

Although nettle tea has health benefits for PKD patients, it only can be regarded as a complimentary therapy. What you should do is to have promote and effective treatments on shrinking kidney cysts and improving renal function. Only in this way can you live a relatively normal life.

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